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Transport in WV2

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WV2, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Population
41,141 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WV2 is

45 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 6 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of WV2. Connectivity scores 8.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
8.0/ 10

Excellent. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
45
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
5
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    The Royal (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 03
    Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 04
    Priestfield (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 05
    Wolverhampton Station (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 06
    Wolverhampton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 07
    The Crescent (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 08
    Bilston Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 09
    Coseley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 10
    Loxdale Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 11
    Loxdale (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 12
    Willenhall Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Lilleshall Crescent, 129 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

15.6% of working residents in WV2 mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 47.7% drive to work.

WV2England
Work from home15.6%31.5%
Drive47.7%44.5%
Car passenger7.4%3.9%
Bus or coach9.6%4.3%
Train2.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram2.1%1.9%
On foot9.4%7.6%
Bicycle1.6%2.1%
Other4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

37.4% of households in WV2 have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

WV2England
No car or van37.4%23.5%
141%41.3%
216.7%26.1%
3 or more4.9%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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